Ward Bond
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Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in more than 200 films, as well as in the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1961. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert the cop in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Captain Clayton in John Ford's The Searchers (1956).
Known for
Credits
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Bert
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Tom the Yankee Captain
The Searchers (1956)
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Rio Bravo (1959)
as Pat Wheeler
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
as Detective Tom Polhaus
It Happened One Night (1934)
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Unconquered (1947)
as John Fraser
Fort Apache (1948)
as Sgt. Maj. Michael O'Rourke
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Policeman
3 Godfathers (1948)
as Perley 'Buck' Sweet
My Darling Clementine (1946)
as Morgan Earp
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Mike (uncredited)
Lady for a Day (1933)
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
The Quiet Man (1952)
as Father Peter Lonergan
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford (1971)
as (archive footage)
Hondo (1953)
as Buffalo Baker
'G' Men (1935)
as Gunman at Train Station (uncredited)
They Were Expendable (1945)
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
as John Palmer Cass
A Man Alone (1955)
as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
You Only Live Once (1937)
as Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Tap Roots (1948)
as Hoab Dabney
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
as Wes Handley
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
as Yank
Sergeant York (1941)
as Ike Botkin
Johnny Guitar (1954)
as John McIvers
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
as 'Judge' Robert Garvey
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
as Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)
After the Thin Man (1936)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Big Trail (1930)
as Sid Bascom (uncredited)
Mister Roberts (1955)
as Dowdy
The Long Gray Line (1955)
as Captain Herman Kohler
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as Adam Hartman
Only the Valiant (1951)
as Cpl. Timothy Gilchrist
Hello Trouble (1932)
as Heavy Kennedy
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as John Dodge
Wagon Master (1950)
as Elder Wiggs
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Major Seth Adams (uncredited)
Topper (1937)
as Eddie (uncredited)
Dead End (1937)
as Doorman
A Guy Named Joe (1944)
as Al Yackey
Fury (1936)
as Man (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
as Biff Moran
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Canyon Passage (1946)
as Honey Bragg
Joan of Arc (1948)
as La Hire
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
as Townley
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
as Wash Gibbs
Made for Each Other (1939)
as Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
as (archive footage)
Operation Pacific (1951)
as John "Pop" Perry
Reformatory (1938)
as Mac Grady
Union Pacific (1939)
as Tracklayer (uncredited)
Dodge City (1939)
as Bud Taylor
Salute (1929)
as Midshipman Harold
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Tug
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
as Inspector Charles Weber
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
as American Legionnaire (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Heroes for Sale (1933)
as Red (uncredited)
Careless Lady (1932)
as Cop in Raid
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
as Dr. Joseph Holden
So This Is College (1929)
as USC Player - #30 (uncredited)
I Found Stella Parish (1935)
as Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
Justice of the Range (1935)
as Bob Brennan
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Rookie of the Year (1955)
as Larry "Buck" Goodhue
Speed Wings (1934)
as Henchman (uncredited)
They Met in a Taxi (1936)
as Policeman
Tobacco Road (1941)
as Lov Bensey
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
as John L. Sullivan
Sob Sister (1931)
as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)
Woman-Wise (1937)
as Kramer (uncredited)
Thunderbirds (1952)
as Lt. John McCreery
Broadway Bill (1934)
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
The Singing Marine (1937)
as First Sergeant (uncredited)
Virginia City (1940)
as Confederate Sergeant Checking Passengers (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World (1934)
as Dirigible Officer
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
as 'Heavy' Johnson (Uncredited)
The Informer (1935)
as Man (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
as MP (uncredited)
The Fugitive (1947)
as James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'
Voice in the Night (1934)
as Bob Hall
6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
as First Officer (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
as Lenihan
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
as Walter Brent
The Mortal Storm (1940)
as Franz
Park Avenue Logger (1937)
as Paul Sangar
That's My Boy (1932)
as Curley Decker
Born to Be Wild (1938)
as Bill Purvis
Swamp Water (1941)
as Tim Dorson
The Westland Case (1937)
as Connors - Death-Row Inmate
Times Square Lady (1935)
as Dugan - Hockey Player (uncredited)
Sundown Rider (1932)
as Gabe Powers - Henchman
City for Conquest (1940)
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Girl in Danger (1934)
as Wynkoski
Dakota (1945)
as Jim Bender
Manpower (1941)
as Eddie Adams
Chained (1934)
as Ship Steward (uncredited)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as John L. Sullivan (archive footage)
Arrowsmith (1931)
as Cop (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
as Red the Brakeman (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
as First Outlaw
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)
as Roughneck Leader
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)
as Walton
Straightaway (1933)
as Hobo
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
as Hunk
Blowing Wild (1953)
as Dutch Peterson
Of Human Hearts (1938)
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
as Jack Baker
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Sheriff Edmunds
Hellgate (1952)
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
The Time of Your Life (1948)
as McCarthy
23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937)
as Top Sgt. Burke
Black Fury (1935)
as Mac - Company Policeman
Words and Music (1929)
as Ward
China Doll (1958)
as Father Cairns
The Colter Craven Story (1960)
Actor
Kit Carson (1940)
as Ape
Son of a Sailor (1933)
as Joe
Singing Guns (1950)
as Sheriff Jim Caradac
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
as Town Marshal
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
as Sharkey
The Crimson Trail (1935)
as Luke Long
Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Riding High (1950)
as Lee
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Sgt. Scully
Going Places (1938)
as Clarence - a Policeman
His Night Out (1935)
as Lanky
The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
as Coach Virgil Jackson
They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
as FBI Chief Craig
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
as Taxi Driver(uncredited)
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
as Ladislaw Klewicki
The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936)
as Tex
Escape by Night (1937)
as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker
The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
as Narrator
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
as Instructor
Obey the Law (1933)
as Kid Paris
The Wrecker (1933)
as Cramer
Here Comes the Groom (1934)
as Second Cop
Air Mail (1932)
as Joe Barnes (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
as Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
Submarine Patrol (1938)
as Seaman Olaf Swanson
Noah's Ark (1928)
as Flood Extra (uncredited)
Fatal Lady (1936)
as American Stage Manager (uncredited)
Two in the Dark (1936)
as Policeman (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
as Relative
Fighting Shadows (1935)
as Brad Harrison
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
as Danny
The Moonlighter (1953)
as Cole Gardner
Penitentiary (1938)
as Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
The Western: A Lost TV Special (1958)
as Self
The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Game That Kills (1937)
as Tom Ferguson
The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
as Tartar Guard (Uncredited)
Born Reckless (1930)
as Sergeant
Three Girls Lost (1931)
as Airline Steward (uncredited)
When's Your Birthday? (1937)
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Colleen (1936)
as Sweeney (uncredited)
Pride of the Marines (1936)
as Gunner Brady
Souls at Sea (1937)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
as Gloves Baker
The Great Missouri Raid (1951)
as Maj. Marshal Trowbridge
The Lone Star Ranger (1930)
as Townsman at the Dance (uncredited)
Little Big Shot (1935)
as Kell's Henchman
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
as Herman Lahey
The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)
as Accused Rustler (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as Jimmy
Sins of the Fathers (1948)
Actor
Music for Madame (1937)
as Violets (Uncredited)
Death on the Diamond (1934)
as Security Guard in Kelly's Room (uncredited)
The Halliday Brand (1957)
as Big Dan Halliday
White Eagle (1932)
as Bart - Henchman
Men of the Night (1934)
as Det. John Connors
Western Courage (1935)
as Lacrosse
Rackety Rax (1932)
as 'Brick' Gilligan
Under Pressure (1935)
as Prize Fighter (uncredited)
Guard That Girl (1935)
as Budge Edwards
Devil's Playground (1937)
as Sidecar Wilson
Gypsy Colt (1954)
as Frank MacWade
The Girl from Mexico (1939)
as Mexican Pete
A Man Betrayed (1941)
as Floyd, Amato's Goon
Professor Beware (1938)
as Motorcycle Cop
The Spider (1931)
as Cop (uncredited)
Doctors Don't Tell (1941)
as Barney Millen
White Fang (1936)
as Thief (uncredited)
Without Orders (1936)
as Tim Casey
One New York Night (1935)
as Policeman
When Strangers Marry (1933)
as Billy McGuire
She Gets Her Man (1935)
as Chick
Dakota Incident (1956)
as Sen. Blakely
The Kid Comes Back (1938)
as Spike
The Defense Rests (1934)
as Hood
The Poor Rich (1934)
as Motor Cop
Night Key (1937)
as Fingers
The Brat (1931)
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
Over the Hill (1931)
as Detective Escort (uncredited)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)
as Johnson (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady (1940)
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Unknown Valley (1933)
as Elder Snead
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
as Newsstand Customer
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
as Head Coach Smith
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
as Walton (uncredited)
Up the River (1930)
as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis (uncredited)
The First Baby (1936)
as Tough Guy
Boulder Dam (1936)
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
as Sailor Sam - Wrestler
The Circus Clown (1934)
as Spectator
A Man's Game (1934)
as Dave Jordon
The Big Game (1936)
as Gambler
We're Only Human (1935)
as Bank Robber
Strangers All (1935)
as Ward, Assistant Director on Film Set
Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
as Boy at Sweetheart Dance (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess (1935)
as Lucky's Henchman (uncredited)
Hitler- Dead or Alive (1942)
as Steve Maschick
The Accusing Finger (1936)
as Recreation Room Guard
Muss 'em Up (1936)
as John Doe, a Gangster
Numbered Woman (1938)
as Detective
The Headline Woman (1935)
as Johnson
Trouble in Sundown (1939)
as Henchman Dusty
The Law West of Tombstone (1938)
as Mulligan P. Martinez
Grand Old Girl (1935)
as Mr. Clark - Football Coach
Against the Law (1934)
as Tony Rizzo
Flesh (1932)
as Muscles Manning (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal (1934)
as Ben Murchison
Second Wife (1936)
as 1st Partner Politician (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
as Football Player (uncredited)
Pardon Our Nerve (1939)
as Kid Ramsey
Virtue (1932)
as Frank
College Coach (1933)
as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Little Old New York (1940)
as Regan
Fugitives for a Night (1938)
as Gambler in Fake Fight
Police Car 17 (1933)
as Bumps O'Neill
The Human Side (1934)
as Cop
The Fighting Ranger (1934)
as Dave, Cougar Henchman
Prison Break (1938)
as Big Red Kincaid
High Speed (1932)
as Ham
Crash Donovan (1936)
as The Drill Master
Quick Millions (1931)
as Cop in montage (uncredited)
Whirlpool (1934)
as Farley
Flight Into Nowhere (1938)
Actor
John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Bachelor's Affairs (1932)
as Cop (uncredited)
Waterfront Lady (1935)
as Jess
Marry the Girl (1937)
as Motorcycle cop
Home in Indiana (1944)
as Jed Bruce
A Fight to the Finish (1937)
as Eddie Hawkins
Waterfront (1939)
as Mart Hendler
Maker of Men (1931)
as Football Player Pat (uncredited)
Legion of Terror (1936)
as Don Foster
State Trooper (1933)
as Undetermined Role
Conflict (1936)
as Gus 'Knockout' Carrigan
Lucky Devils (1933)
as Crewman (uncredited)
Calm Yourself (1935)
as Detective with Roscoe (uncredited)
High Tension (1936)
as Husky Man
Sin Town (1942)
as Rock Delaney
Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
as Motorcycle cop
Mountain Music (1937)
as G-Man (uncredited)
Over the Wall (1938)
as Eddie Edwards
Hawaii Calls (1938)
as Muller
Know For Sure (1941)
as patient
The Cattle Thief (1936)
as Ranse Willard
School for Romance (1934)
as Husband
The Wildcatter (1937)
as Johnson
Avenging Waters (1936)
as Marve Slater
The Growler Story (1957)
as Quincannon
The McGurk Way (1952)
as Dan McGurk 4th
The Fighting Code (1933)
as Joe Krull
Gun Law (1938)
as Henchman Pecos